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29 January 2011

Radio Cuba Canta begins 2011 with recordings that Emiliano brought back from Cuba on his recent trip.

We'll start the program with recordings mostly from the era of the 1920s, then we'll have the Community Music Calender of Ron Flores 30 minutes into the program. Following the calender will be an hour of newly found classics from the 1940s and 50s. We will then round out the show with a half hour of music of the young Cuba of today.

That will all be on Radio Cuba Canta, This Saturday, January 29 from 9 PM Pacific Time (SF, LA, West Coast, or 12 MIDNIGHT Eastern Time, NYC, MIA, La Havana, Cuba) on KPFA 94,1-FM - San Francisco & Northern California. On the web at www.radiocubacanta.net

Some of the earlier recordings you will are the original recordings of these numbers. So Join us!

Heard on KPFA FM in the SF Bay Area and on the Web at www.kpfa.org.

Produced and hosted by Emiliano Echeverria
Associate producer & broadcast operator: Clay "C-Tone" Leander
Community Calendar produced by Ron Flores

18 January 2011

Tonight La Raza Chronicles mourns the passing of John Ross, journalist, author and poet who has faithfully kept us informed about Mexico. We bring you News Headlines from the Americas; a comentary on Wikileaks by Saul Landau including the new information on Honduras; a conversation with Ellen Wu of the Pan Ethnic Health Network about the effects California budget cuts on low income communities; early California history with "Voices From the Peralta Hacienda"; the wonderful music of Jorge Drexler with a chance to win free tickets to his upcoming January 26th concert and a calendar of upcoming events. Listen and enjoy!

11 January 2011

This week's program includes News Headlines from the Americas, The latest action policy from Arnoldo Garcia and Laura Rivas of the National Network on Immigration and Human Rights; a conversation with poets, Francisco Alarcon and Jorge Argueta about El Salvador's first Children's Poetry Festival; the Voices from the Peralta Hacienda on early California history and the Borchata music of the Dominican Republic with Joan Soriano and a calendar of upcoming events. Listen and Enjoy!

04 January 2011

Welcome to our first program of the new year. We have packed it full for you with News from the Americas; music from Santa Domingo by Joan Soriano; Marcelino Echeverria’s commentary on Mother Earth; Ariana Virgil discussing Sgt. Camilo Mejia’s stand against the Iraqi war; Mr Chuch’s walk through the Streets of Aztlan, the solstice poems of Francisco Alarcon and Jorge Argueta; and an important announcement for health care access for artists in San Francisco. All in a tide of wonderful music. So Enjoy! ¡Feliz Año Nuevo!